Emergency Management Manager

About the role

Amentum is seeking an Emergency Management Manager for its team in Alice Springs, Australia. The role develops, implements and oversees safety and emergency preparedness programmes, ensures regulatory compliance, coordinates emergency response and directs emergency operations. It involves frequent contact with internal leadership, external agencies and emergency management personnel, and is an onsite position.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement and monitor companywide safety programmes, policies and emergency management plans
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and local environmental, health and safety regulations
• Deliver emergency response, life safety and hazard-based training (industrial hygiene, chemical hazards, fire safety)
• Respond to emergencies and incidents, investigate causes and recommend corrective actions
• Conduct safety surveys and hazard assessments, and lead hazard analyses, threat assessments and emergency action guides
• Coordinate the Emergency Operations Centre, Watch Office, Duty Officer programme, All Hazard Survey and risk assessments
• Act as liaison with municipal, state, federal and international emergency agencies
• Maintain emergency facilities such as Emergency Action Rooms or off-site locations
• Train Incident Management Teams and staff, and supervise emergency management personnel and subcontractors
• Support performance measures, process improvement and safety-related change initiatives, and complete all required reporting

Required profile

• U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance with a minimum CI polygraph
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 5+ years
• Experience in emergency management, fire operations, engineering, business or an ICS role, and in hazard identification, risk assessment and drills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word), and an active driver's licence
• Desired: CEM or STS certification, multi-site operations experience, ICS or Australian Inter-Services Incident Management knowledge, and 10+ years in disaster/emergency planning
• Occasional travel (10-15%), field work 10-25%, and a fit-for-duty evaluation